Stopper-guard for bottles



Patented Sept. 13, I898;

J. A. HENSLER.

STOPPER GUARD FOR BOTTLES.

(Application filed Feb. 14, 1898.;

(No Model) M w vy;

UNITED STATES ATENT rrrcn.

JOSEPH A. HENSLER, OF AKRON, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMMON- SENSE PATENTING COMPANY, OF COLORADO.

STOPPER-GUARD FOR BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 610,535, dated September 13, 1898. Application filed February 14, 1898. Serial No. 670,255. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH A. HENSLE-R, a citizen of the United States,residin g at Akron, in the county of WVashington and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stopper-Guards for Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and more particularly to that class of non-refillable bottles which it isdesign ed shall r5 indicate to the eye the fact of any refilling after the original contents have been removed. Its primary object is to provide a cheap and effective seal for the ordinary cork or for such style of stopper as may be preferred, which must be partially destroyed. before the con.-

tents of the bottle can be discharged and of which the telltale remainder shall indicate the fact of such discharge tothe observer. Its further object is to provide a holder for the stoppers of bottles whose contents are under gaseous pressure which shall be inexpensive and efficient, readily applied, and easily removed. lVith these objects in view my invention 0 consists in the novel bottle stopper-guard hereinafter described and in the novel com-' binations of parts for the accomplishment of said objects, as herein more particularly set forth, reference being had to the accompany ing sheet of drawings, which illustrate the forms of my invention at present preferred, and in which similar'letters in the several figures indicate similar parts of the device.

Figure l is an elevation of the neck of a 0 bottle provided with my improved stopperguard, the confining-cap supposed to be transparent. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, showing the cork in place. Fig. 3 is a similar vertical section showing the cork re- 4 5 moved. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a bottle-neck provided With my stopper-guard, showing a transparent cap and a stopper having a projecting handle. Fig. 5 is a view, partly in-vertical section, of an opaque cap,

exhibiting openings through which the telltale remnant of the diaphragm may be seen. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of'a bottle-neck and stopper-guard,showingthe diaphragm extending partly down the neck. Fig. 7 is a similar vertical section showing the sealed 5 5 cork projecting from the bottle and a cap provided with rounded shoulders.

- In the figures of the drawings, A represents the neck of a bottle, which may be of any preferred material and form.

D is a stopper supposed to be made of cork, its top being shown in Figs. 2 and 3 as flush with the lip of the bottle when in place,-in Fig.

6 as depressed below thelip, and in Fig. 7 as projecting above it. In Fig. 4 the stopper D is supposed to be made of glass and is provided with the projecting handle d. Above the cork in Figs. 2 and 3 is shown a disk or plate O,which covers the mouth of the bottle and rests on its lip, and thispart of the stopper-guard I hereinafter denominate the diaphragm. In outline it will conform to the shape and size of the cap, so that it will fit snugly therein, resting against the shoulder and covering the opening through the top of the cap, and in'this form my stopper-guard is a new article of manufacture and may be made in quantities for the trade to fit any style of bottle. In Figs. 6 and 7 the dia phragm O has an extension a? falling some distance down the bottle-neck outside, and in Fig. 6 it is so shaped as to extend downward inside the neck also, so as to reach the top of the depressed cork. I In all the foregoing illus trations the diaphragm is supposed to be imperforate, though this construction is not absolutely essential. lnFig. 4 the'diaphragm is lettered O, and it has the central perforation or opening ciwhich is made sosmall that the lower part or shoulder of the stopper shall be partly covered by the diaphragm and sufficiently large to permit the passage through it of the handle. The diaphragm is made of a material which can be readily broken or cut, preferably cut, as indicated by c in Fig. 5 3, so as to permit the removal of the stopper through the opening thus made, and its function while intact is to prevent the removal of the stopper and when desired to hold the stopper firmly in place. To this end the dia- 10o phragm is itself held in place by a suitable cap, as shown, (marked B in Fig. 5 and B in the other figures,) which has a central opening bin its top large enough to permit the passage of the stopper. In Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 6 the cap is provided with the shoulders I),

and between these shoulders and the lip of the bottle the diaphragm is caught and held when the cap is sutficientlypressed down over the bottle-neck. In Figs. 6 and 7 the diaphragm is shown as caught and held in place between the sides of the cap and the neck of the bottle. In any case the diaphragm may be cemented to either the cap or the neck of the bottle or to both, it beingessential that it shall be held so firmly in place that that part of it between the cap and the neck canaway. The cap may be immovably fastened to the neck of the bottle by cement, as indicated byletter c,orin any other suitable manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stopper-guard for bottles consisting of a cap madeseparate from the neck of the bottie and adapted to slip over the neck and to be fastened thereto, provided with an opening'through the top adequate to the passage of the stopper and with an interior shoulder adapted when the cap is in place to project over the lip of the bottle, and the herein-described diaphragm seated upon the shoulder and visible through the cap and adapted to obstruct the opening against the passage of the stopper.

2. A stopper -guard for bottles consisting of a cap :made separate from the neck of the bottle and adapted to slipiover the neck and to be fastened thereto, provided with an opening through the top adequate to the passage of the stopper and with an interior shoulder adapted when the cap is in-place to project over the lip of the bottle and with perforations in its side opposite the diaphragm, and the herein-described diaphragm seated upon the shoulder and visible through the perforations and adapted to obstruct the opening against the passage of the stopper.

3. The bottle-neck having in it a stopper,

the separately-formed cap slipped over the bottle neck, provided with an opening through the top adequate to the passage of the stopper and with an interior shoulder projecting over the lip of the bottle, and the herein-described diaphragm located between the shoulder and the lip and obstructing the passage-way of the stopper, the several parts being so arranged and secured that only the obstructing portion of the diaphragm can be removed and that when removed. there shall remain a telltale remnant of it visible to the eye.

4. The bottle-neck having in it a stopper, the separately-formed cap slipped over the bottleneck, provided with an opening through the top adequate to the passage of the stopper and with an interior shoulder projecting over the lip of the bottle, the hereindescribed diaphragm held securely between the cap and the bottle-neck and obstructing the passage-way of the stopper, and means forimmovably fastening the cap to the bottleneck.

5. The bottle-neck having in it a stopper, the separately-formed cap slipped over the bottle neck, provided with an opening through the top adequate to the pa-ssageof the stopper and with an interior shoulderprojecting over the lip of the bottle, the hereindescribed diaphragm held securely between the cap and the bottleneck and resting upon the stopper and obstructing the passage-way of the stopper, and means for imm ovably fastening the cap to the bottle-neck.

6. The bottle-neck having in it a stopper, the separately-formed cap slipped over the bottle neck, provided with an opening through the top adequate to the passage of the stopper and with an interior shoulder projecting over the lip of the bottle, the hereindescribed diaphragm held securely between the shoulder and the lip and obstructing the passage-way of the stopper, and means for immovably fastening the cap to the bottleneck.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. I-IENSLER.

Witnesses:

AUGUST 1VIUNTZING, M. F. VANCE. 

